Crude-oil burner.



E. E. GOMSTOGK.

CRUDE OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILED 0013, 1912.

1,077,123. Patented 0ct.28,191'3."

Witnesses of oil suppi-y,. the oil orother fuel being supnmunn E. COMSELOCK, or rnnsno,

cnrrronma, Assrenon on o HAMBLETON, 0F FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

CRUDE-OI}; BURNER.

To all whom itmay Be it known that I, Ennnx a citizen of theUn-izted States, Fresno, in. the county. ot ,Fresno CoMsrooK, residing at of California, have n 'ven d a new and useful. Crude-Oil Burner, of which the following is a specification.-".

present invention appertains to crude oil or hydro-carbon. burners, and particul-arly to those wherein the fuel is atomized and sprayedb' steam or other fluid.

It is the ob ect of the present invention to provide a burner of the class designed which shall efiect a high degree of combustionfof the fuel in a perfect and uniform manner, so as to produce a maximum heating effect witha m-inimum fuel supply and I so. as to lessen the amount of soot deposited in construction, as wellas being convenient,

by the. flame. f A

This invention-also contemplates the pro vision "of such a burner'whioh' shall be comparatively simple, durable and inexpensive economical and eflicient iii its use.

As a further object, the present invention aims to: provide novel and improved means for'discharging the. steam and oil and for adjusting the discharge of each, so that the intensity of the flame can be controlled withinpractical limits.

Withthe. above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description 'pro ceeds, the invention resides in the combination. and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changesin the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed. without depart- .40

.:and axially thr gh mg fromthe spirit ofthe invention.

The: preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in. the accompanyi-ng drawing, whereinr- Figure l is a vertical section of the burner. 2 is a ectional' view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1', the outer or steam cup. being removed. Fig. 3 isa' section on the line 33 on? Fig. 1. j

Referring specifically to; the drawing, the numeral 1 designatesa vertical oil pipe, the lower end of which is connected to a.- source plied by gravity. or otherwise. steam pipe 2 enters the oil pipe 1 and passes upward the oil pipe, the upper and. State threaded ontothe end of'the. steam pip -as designated by the The: oil pipe 1; is friorly,

and said of the saidcup. A screw threaded into videdwith a'central ard -The pass upward A cup 9 surrounds cups being'concent'ric ,cup 9 is provided wit ..1ng li-p or flange 10 at oil cup 4. is provided flange 11 which over of the outer cup. Particular attention is dithat the lip 10 of the rected to the fact steam cup projects.

, This provides ora central opening 12 within .the bowl 12 mg 12*. vided for securing or other member in furnace or the like. ,nect the, steam pipe .steam. supply and to ,ble connections in 0 on the oil pipe 1, outer cups a and move therewith.

The outer or steam vertically on the oil chamber therebetween with'which the steampipe 2' communicates.

jthe fuel. cup, the latter lip terminating short .of the former 1i and the edge of the cap 6.

.the fuel as will. be apparent.

In order to 'support the burner within the firebox of a boiler, a base plate 12 has been provided, which has a bowl-12.

the fire box of a boiler,

- with a suitable source of .steam pipes may be adjusted slightly. The bottom of the steam cup Wis screw threaded so that'hoth the inner andre supported by the oil pipe onrron.

EYE-HALF TO JOHN M.

\ Patented Oct. 28, 1913. Application filed October 3, 191a. Serial'No. 723,799.

e being bent angularly numeralv 3. screw threaded exteand an oil cup 4 has its bottom screw upper end of the'oil pipe. cup providing an oil chamber 4: within same, and the angular end 3 of the steam pipe passes th.

rough the wall or side disk or partition 5 is the cup 4 and is prostandard or upright 7 carrying a conical cap. or hood 6, the standeing. connected tn the apex of the cap. disk 5 is provided. with a ings or apertures 8, in order other fuel "supplied through the cup may through the openings 8 in order toflow over the edge of the cup.

seriesvof openthat the oil or the oil cup a, the' two and providing asteam- The outer or steam an annular outstandits rim, Whereas the with a similar lip or hangs the rim or,edge

beyond the lip 11- of suflicient: spraying of I and a The bottom of the steam cup' 9 is convexed and fits or rests and is provided withan ,extension 13 projecting through the open- Any suitable means maybe pro- 1e base 12 to the grate It is preferable to con- 2 with the sourceof connect the oil pipe-l oil supply by fieXi-" rdtr that the. oil and cup 9 may be adjusted pipe by means of any- I p the extension 13, so

' .lip 11' is beveled, or

suitable hand lever or wrench 1 1 engaged to that by turning the en wardly, so as 9, the edge or rim thereof shall be space more or less from the lip 11 of the inner cup for the purpose of regulating the'discharge of steam between the rim of the outer cup and the lip 11 of the inner cup.

' The upper face or top of the flange or sloped outwardly, the bottom of the flange 11 being provided with a series of radial grooves 15, while the top of the said flange is provided with a complementing series of radial-grooves'lfi. The grooves 15 which are designed for the passage of steam therethrough are comparatively wide, while the grooves 16 which are designed for the passage of oil are comparatively narrow, or approximately half as wide as the grooves 15.

If desired, a jam nut 17 may be screw the extension 13 of the outer cup in order to clamp a wrench or other implement against the said extension for convenience in manipulating theburner, as will be apparent frpm the following description.

The bevel of the flange 11 corresponds with the slope of the conical cap 6, the edge sources of oil and steam supply,

,flow and run down the 11 toward the flange 10 of the outer form, and also the or periphery of the cap overhanging both of the lips 10 and 11. of the lips 10 and 11 are parallel, the upper face of the lip 11 being beveled outwardly, and the lip 10 projecting beyond the lip- 11, while the periphery of the cap 6 cooperates with. and is cut ina plane parallel with the upper face of the lip 10. The portion of the cap next inside the periphery is parallel with and cooperates with the upper face of the lip-'11. Thus, the passage between'the adjoining faces of the lips 10 and 11 will be uniform, the passage between the upper face of the lip 11 and the cap 6 will be unlpassage between the periphery of the ca 6 and. the upper face of the lip 10, in 0 er that the most eflicient action of the burner will ensue.

In operation, it being understood that the oil and steam pipes are connected to suitable or the like, the oil will flow into the cup land when the said cup becomes filled, the oil will overbeveled face of the flange cup, and the steam which is supplied to the outer cup through the pipe 2 is discharged outwardlyq from below the flange 11 so as to take up t e overflowing oil and spray same. Thesteam is-thus discharged annularly and the oil is freed annularly above the steam, theflange llcooperating with the rim of the outer cup to provide an annular nozzle for the'stcam and the flange 11 cooperating with the cap 6 to provide an annular nozzle vfor the oil the steam cup 9 is adjusted upwardly so burner.

The adjoining faces above the steam nozzle, Wheat that the rim ther of contacts with the flange 11', and, when the cap 6 is adjusted downto seat on the beveled face of the flangell, the steam will be discharged through'the grooves 15 and the oil will flow downthe grooves 16, so as to provide an annular series of radially projecti which merge together at their ing flames, outer ends. With the parts adjusted as just defined, the flames will be at a minimum, but sufficient to keep a boiler alive in order to provide suflicient steam for operating the Then, by adjusting the steam cup downwardly by means of a suitable hand lever engaged with the extension 13 of the said cup, therim of the steam cup is spaced from the flange 11 so as to increase the dis-' charge of steam, which ,will increase the atomization of the fuel, thereby increasing the combustion and consequent heat. The cap 6 may also be adjusted upwardly when ne1cessary,in'order.to increase the flow of 01 It will be noted that the steam pipe in passing through the oil pipe and the-chamber within the oil cup will tend to heat the oil prior to its discharge, and further, the steam within the cup 9 surrounding the oil cup and the upper end of the oil pipe will further serve to heat the oil prior to its dis charge over the lip 11, The fuel is thus given an initial heat so that the combustion thereofwill be made more efficient.

When the base 12 is secured within a fire box of a portable boiler such as in a fire engine, or the like, it is vfrequently the case that the base will be inclined due to the incline of the boiler or engine when standing on an uneven sur produce an uneven lip 11, it is essential that the burner may be perpendicular. This is possible, for the rea- 12 of the base, so that the outer cup may be swung to a perpendicular position on the base by means of the extension 13, with which a wrench orother implement is engageable. The opening 12 sufiiciently large to permit the extension 13 to move freely therein, as will be understood, and the bowl =12 may b'e suiliciently large to permit the free movement of the cup 9 therein, or may snugly embracethe bottom of the cup 9 in order toiprevent the "cup from swinging relative to the basewhen the burner is applied ina stationary boiler, furnace or the like.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, the advantages and caper bilities of this invention will be apparent and it will be noted that the objects aimed at out in a satisfactory manhave been carried ner, the present burner providing a desirable one for the purposes for which it-is designed.

face, and as this would flow of the oil over the 4 son that the outer cup 9 sets within the bowl i of the base is standing from its rim Having thus described the invention, what 'is claimed as new is 1. In an oil burner, an outer steam cup, an inner oil cup, an oil pipe attached to the bottom of the oil cup, the steam cup being mounted on the said pipe, and a steam pipe passing through the oil pipe and through the side of the oil cup.

2. In an oil burner, an outer steam cup, an inner oil cup having a lip overhanging the rim of the steam cup, an oil pipe attached to the bottom of the oil cup, the bottom of the steam cup being adjustable on the said pipe, and a steam pipe passing through the oil pipe and through the side of the oil cup.

3. In an oil burner, anouter steam cup', an inner oil cup having an annular lip outand adapted to seat on the rim of the outer cup, the top and bottom of the lip being provided with series of complementary radial grooves, seatable on the said 'lip.

4. In an oil burner, an outer steam cup, an inner oil cup having an annular lip outstandingfrom its rim and adapted to seat on the rim of the outer cup, the cups being adjustable relative to each other, the top of the said lip being'beveled and the top and bottom of said lip being provided with series of complementary radial grooves, and

' a cap adjustable above the lip.

5. In an oil burner, a base having a bowl provided with a central opening, an outer steam cup having a convexe'd bottom seating .in the bowl and having an extension passing ably carried by the oil cup and a cap and bottom of the steam cup, and an oil cup secured on the oil pipe within the steam cup.

6. In an oil burner, an outer steam cup, an inner oil cup having a lip overhanging the rim ofthe steam cup, an oil pipe attached to the bottom of the oiloup, the bottom of the steam cup being adjustably mounted on the oil pipe, and a cap adjustto cooperate with the said lip.

7. In an oil burner, an outer steam cup and an inner oil cup each having an exterior an oil pipe pass I annular lip about its rim, the lip of the oil cup overhanging the rim of the steam cup, the ad] oining faces of the lips being parallel,

the upper face of the oil cup lip being beveled outwardly, the steam cup lip'p-rojecting beyond the oil cup lip, and a conical cap adjustably carried by the oil cup, the periphery of the cap being cut in a plane parallel with and cooperating with the upper face of the steam cup lip, and the portion next the side of the periphery being parallel with and cooperating With the upper face-of the oil cup lip. j

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. ELMER E. COMS TOGK.

Witnesses:

J. M. HAMBLETON, H. M. Hnss;

copies of this patent may be obtained for five oents each, by addressing-{the Commissioner of Ifatents.

' v Washington, D. 0. 

